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STEVENSON, Wash. (AP) — Two Oregon men were found dead in a
Washington state forest after they failed to return from a trip
to look for Sasquatch, authorities said Saturday.
The 59-year-old and 37-year-old appear to have died from
exposure, the Skamania County Sheriff's Office said via
Facebook. The weather and the men's lack of preparedness led the
office to draw that conclusion, it said.
Sasquatch is a folkloric beast thought by some to roam the
forests, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.
The two men were found in a heavily wooded area of the Gifford
Pinchot National Forest, which is about 150 miles (240
kilometers) northeast of Portland.
A family member reported them missing at around 1 a.m. on
Christmas Day after they failed to return from a Christmas Eve
outing.
Sixty volunteer search-and-rescue personnel helped in the
three-day search, including canine, drone and ground teams. The
Coast Guard used infrared technology to search from the air.
Authorities used camera recordings to locate the vehicle used by
the pair off Oklahoma Road near Willard, which is on the
southern border of the national forest.
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